pizzicato

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian pizzicato, past participle of pizzicare (to pluck).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: piz‧zi‧ca‧to

Adverb

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pizzicato (not comparable)

  1. (music) To be played by plucking the strings instead of using the bow.
    Synonym: pizz.

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Noun

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pizzicato (plural pizzicatos or pizzicati)

  1. (music) A note that is played pizzicato
    • 1981, “Vienna”, performed by Ultravox:
      The music is weaving / Haunting notes, pizzicato strings
    • 2007 May 7, Vivien Schweitzer, “Players With No Conductor and, Increasingly, With No Fear”, in New York Times[1]:
      “Trapeze” begins with pizzicatos that plunge into a circuslike cacophony with rapid trills, busy, clashing textures and motion in every direction.

French

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pizzicato

  1. pizzicato

Noun

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pizzicato m (plural pizzicatos)

  1. pizzicato

Further reading

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Italian

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Participle

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pizzicato (feminine pizzicata, masculine plural pizzicati, feminine plural pizzicate)

  1. past participle of pizzicare

Noun

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pizzicato m (plural pizzicati)

  1. (music) pizzicato

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian pizzicato.

Adverb

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pizzicato

  1. pizzicato

Noun

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pizzicato n (uncountable)

  1. pizzicato

Declension

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